2 arrested in fatal Lode stabbing

PIONEER - The Amador County Sheriff's Office has made two arrests in connection with the death of a 26-year-old man who was fatally stabbed Monday in Pioneer, authorities said.

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PIONEER - The Amador County Sheriff's Office has made two arrests in connection with the death of a 26-year-old man who was fatally stabbed Monday in Pioneer, authorities said.

Deputies responded to a report of a person bleeding after an altercation about 2:40 a.m. in the 15000 block of Pioneer Creek Road, the Sheriff's Office said. They arrived to find the victim suffering from multiple stab wounds, deputies said.

The victim's girlfriend told authorities what transpired, who was involved and what kind of vehicle they used to flee the scene, the Sheriff's Office said. Deputies located the suspects' vehicle at a residence in the 25000 block of Highway 88, authorities said.

Gregory Michael Wilson, 40, and Dana June Knaul, 47, both of Pioneer, initially denied any involvement in the homicide, but Wilson later admitted to killing the victim, saying he stabbed the man when he refused to leave the property, authorities said.

Wilson was arrested on suspicion of murder, the Sheriff's Office said. Knaul was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, authorities said.

The victim's name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, officials said.